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<blockquote data-quote="Rootmaster" data-source="post: 129567508" data-attributes="member: 1428050"><p>WV is a small state.&nbsp; WVU is an average sized school.&nbsp; WV's thin numbers spread out just like any other state expats do...but not in the numbers that Tx or Cal or on and on do.&nbsp; It is pure numbers.&nbsp; We don't have them so stop kidding yourself.&nbsp; As far as TV goes ratings for WVU games are just ok unless they are playing...the big boys who actually draw most of the numbers.&nbsp; As for fan following...unfortunately doesn't do anything for the conferences anymore. Dollars are in media coverage/ markets which we don't unfortunately have. As far as foot in markets go.&nbsp; I'd say that any other school could say the same thing...but in larger numbers in most cases.&nbsp; And then there is the old the other conferences will expand argument.&nbsp; Based on what? Need...no.&nbsp; Media dollars...no.&nbsp; Unless you are Tx or Ok of course.&nbsp; Bottom line is WVU's hope for the future lies in immediate Big 12-2=10 expansion and if Tx and or Ok leave some sort of new conference consisting of the rest of the Big 12 and best available out there in markets that matter.&nbsp; Our ego driven opinions won't matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Rootmaster, post: 129567508, member: 1428050"] WV is a small state. WVU is an average sized school. WV's thin numbers spread out just like any other state expats do...but not in the numbers that Tx or Cal or on and on do. It is pure numbers. We don't have them so stop kidding yourself. As far as TV goes ratings for WVU games are just ok unless they are playing...the big boys who actually draw most of the numbers. As for fan following...unfortunately doesn't do anything for the conferences anymore. Dollars are in media coverage/ markets which we don't unfortunately have. As far as foot in markets go. I'd say that any other school could say the same thing...but in larger numbers in most cases. And then there is the old the other conferences will expand argument. Based on what? Need...no. Media dollars...no. Unless you are Tx or Ok of course. Bottom line is WVU's hope for the future lies in immediate Big 12-2=10 expansion and if Tx and or Ok leave some sort of new conference consisting of the rest of the Big 12 and best available out there in markets that matter. Our ego driven opinions won't matter. [/QUOTE]

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